This is the most wonderful site...on a lazy Sunday afternoon, it is very inspirational to visit their site and find out different people's takes on passages, their journey, the life of Jesus and how that has affected who they are.

Today's challenge came from Isaiah...a passage on Sin and Forgiveness.

Scott Peck, in his book People of the Lie has a definition of Evil...People who sin over and over and over again and take absolutely NO accountability for it. Is this what Jesus would do? Is this what we are told to do in every aspect of being a good person?

The Stamping Sisters have done a stellar job this week of leading us through a journey of sin, mistake, and choosing from a human point of view - and how God views that, who God IS, WHILE we do that...and we all do make mistakes, and we do all sin and are VERY human. Even Jesus...but we have been forgiven! If we believe we have been.

The Challenge today with the Sisters was to use STRIPES.

I have chosen to use my stripes, not in paper but in my silver marker around a passage that speaks to me and to how I see my own life...we WILL be accountable, and we WILL take responsibility and we WILL stay up close to GOD...if we KNOW with all our being how BLESSED we are each and every day...and Jesus, in all his humanity and divinity tells us so!

Well, OK, they are engaged! Oh, my Jordan was SO romantic (as usual) with Our Laura! He took a ring for Laura to Israel, and when Laura went over to meet him, they were at the beach just talking and such - and Jordan reached into a bag and (took a deep breath) and POPPED the question! And of course, Our Laura said "YES"!

Isn't that just the best!

Now, it is the best because his sister, Ayla, and I have been BUGGING him for 2 years about this! About a year ago we were instructed to STOP (by Jordan)! And we did.

Although (shhhh) Our Laura and I talked about it ALL THE TIME!!! Girls will be girls...she's the one who named me HOTT MOMMA and eventually (but not too soon please God) HOTT GAMMA! (lol) She is the absolute best, Our Laura. I love her to bits! And my Ayla is over the moon to have a sister!!!

When the HAPPY COUPLE called from Israel to tell me the good news, I just screamed and screamed and screamed with glee for 5 full minutes of Israel long distance calling card time! Our Laura and my little JoJo (25 years old!) but my 1st born, just laughed and laughed!

I went to the City yesterday to the Markham Street Festival and could not miss all the flags attached to the car windows. I am sure this is happening all over the World right now, as the FIFA challenge is ON!

Well, the funny thing about this is that I had a lab who used to sneak out of the yard, mid-day, and go down the street to the highschool and play soccer with the kids in their outdoor gym class! When we found Amadeaus, the coach said she was one of the best players! This kept up for months. The coach allowed it to keep happening because he said our dog's presence motivated the otherwise unmotivated grade 9 and 10's to get with it and "beat the dog" for the ball!

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This is what the STAMP-N-DOODLE DIGI reminds me of! Be sure to "pup" over to SND and more specifically, BLOG-A-DOODLE, and see all their doggie digi's. You won't regret it....they are SOOOOO cute!

Given that DOG is GOD backwards....I think today, DOG will be our blessing!

Oh my gosh, when I saw this DIGI from STAMP-N-DOODLE I saw the card completed! I laughed and laughed, knowing the direction I was going to go with it. As a designer for Lynne, I hoped she would be OK with my wacky SPA idea! Turns out, I'm in the clear....reminds me of that gorgeous blonde lab commercial with the pup doing all the spa stuff. Anyway, enjoy...and maybe give yourself a bit of SPA time!

The ground of a strong and lasting commitment is the passionate connection between two people whose beings say yes to each other. When two people connect being-to-being, they experience a deep "soul-resonance" that goes beyond mere romance or desire. Something powerful and real inside them starts waking up and coming alive in each other's presence. It is often surprising because they cannot reason themselves into or out of it. Although it seems to arise mysteriously out of nowhere, it may also have a certain familiarity:

"I felt when I met him that I had known him before, as if for many lifetimes. I especially remember waking up next to him with the profound feeling that I had just woken up after a thousand years."

When Lynne, from STAMP-N-DOODLE gave out this pic as a freebie, I thought about it, given I am not a "cutsie" artist and thought, what the heck! Then I remembered bathing my Ayla in the sink, and my Jordan in his little white plastic tub and well my 13 years later (and me at 41 years of age) my Taylor, I think I just stuck him out in the rain (lol) and had to give this one a go.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH FUN...with these new stamps I just ordered from Laura Campbell and her family at LAYERS OF COLOR. You must check them out...they are SO different, creative, and can add to any type of creative work one does. Laura is an ecclectic artiste so looking at her work is a wonderful dive into the Divine....literally.

So today, I'd like to Honor This Magical Family, God's work at His best!